Dewey Cannon Committee Records
c.00042

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Dewey Cannon Committee.
Title
Dewey Cannon Committee records
ID
c.00042
Date [inclusive]
1899-1910
Extent
0.25 Cubic feet , 10 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Historical Note

Three Oaks, Michigan, a village of less than 1000 people, was the triumphant winner in 1899 of a Spanish cannon captured at Corregidor Island in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. The cannon was offered by Admiral George Dewey to the National Monument Committee, an organization promoting creation of a memorial to "the Dead Heroes of the Cuban Battlefields and the Martyrs of the Maine," which then presented the cannon to Three Oaks for contributing the largest per capita donation to the monument fund of all United States cities.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection contains printed materials, ribbons and buttons, newspaper clippings, and correspondence relating to the winning of the cannon (July 14, 1899) and preparations for its unveiling ceremonies (June 28, 1900) in a park in Three Oaks. The enthusiasm of the village motto, "Three Oaks Against the World," is reflected in the materials of the collection. Correspondents include members of the National Monument Committee; Helen Miller Gould, daughter of Jay Gould and Red Cross heroine of the Spanish-American War, who unveiled the cannon; crew members of the USS McCulloch, which took aboard the cannon at Manila Bay; Edward K. Warren, Three Oaks Village President; and General Russell A. Alger, former Secretary of War. Also included are printed materials relating to the visit (October 17, 1899) of President William McKinley to Three Oaks, and a program (1910) for a tour of "Warren's Woods."

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

 Revised July 1989, September 1997, February 2000 February 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Chamberlain Memorial Museum, September 1952. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Chamberlain Memorial Museum.
  • National Monument Committee -- 1899-1900

Geographic Name(s)

  • Three Oaks (Mich. : Township)

Personal Name(s)

  • Alger, R. A., (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907
  • Gould, Helen Miller
  • Warren, Edward K., 1847-1919

Subject(s)

  • Spanish-American War, 1898
  • War memorials

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Collection Inventory

Records 
Folder

Visit of President William McKinley October 17, 1879 

 1

Pre-unveiling Project Materials 1899-1900 

 2

The Unveiling June 28, 1900   Printed Materials

 3

Ribbons and Buttons 

 4

Newspaper Clippings 1899-1900, Undated 

 5

Correspondence 
Folder

 1899-1900 

 6

 January 30, 1900-June 2, 1900 

 7

 June 4-July 2, 1900 

 8

 July 25, 1900-1901, Undated 

 9
Folder

Miscellaneous 1910, 1917, Undated   Address List

 10

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Oversized Materials 

 Drawer
41
Drawer

Press Coverage 1899-1900 

 41

Pictures of Cannon (not photographic) Undated 

 41

Sketches of Olympia Undated 

 41

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